"ENGLAND
"B" ROUT FINLAND AND SET SELECTORS POSER"
Daily News |
Officials |
Finland |
FIFA ruling on substitutes |
England
Party |
Referee
Ivar Eklund
Sweden |
The FIFA ruling of allowing a substitute to replace an injured player prior to the 44th minute, and a goalkeeper at any time, is in place.
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Linesmen |
tbc |
tbc |
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Finland
A Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours |
not known - probably blue and white |
Captain |
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Selection |
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Finland
Lineup |
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Sarnola, Thure |
33 |
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G |
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2 |
Martin, Kurt |
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RB |
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3 |
Myntti, Stig-Göran |
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LB |
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4 |
Asikainen, Veikko |
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RHB |
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5 |
Pylkkönen, Tapio |
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CHB |
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6 |
Ventijörv, Sven |
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LHB |
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7 |
Högg, Per-Erik |
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OR |
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8 |
Rvtkönen, Aulis |
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IR |
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9 |
Lilja, Olavi |
21 |
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CF |
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10 |
Vaihela, Jorma |
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IL |
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11 |
Lehtovirta, Kalevi |
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OL |
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unused substitutes: |
- |
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2-3-5 |
Sarnola - Martin, Mvntti - Askkainen, Pylkkoenen,
Wentiaery - Haegg, Rvtkoenen, Lilja, Valhela, Lehtovirta |
Averages: |
Age |
- |
Appearances/Goals |
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England
B
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; |
Colours |
probably the 1949 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, blue shorts, black socks with white
tops. |
Captain |
Leon |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 36 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA |
Leuty |
in charge: Harold Shentall Trainer: Jesse Carver (Millwall FC) |
national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
1st of 2, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 - F 4 - A 0. |
third
of fourteen B matches, W 2 - D 1 - L 0 - F 9 - A 1. |
Party chosen by the Intermediate Selection Committee, headed by Arthur Drewry, on Monday, 2 May, team chosen on Wednesday, 11 May. |
England
Lineup |
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ten changes
to the previous
B match (only Mannion remains) |
FINAL league positions
(7 May) |
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2 |
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Williams, Bert F. |
29 104 days |
31 January 1920 |
G |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL 6th) |
1 |
0ᵍᵃ |
16 |
only B app
1949 |
17 |
2 |
Ellerington, William |
25 319 days |
30 June 1923 |
RB |
Southampton FC (FL2
third) |
1 |
0 |
only B app
1949 |
18 |
3 |
Westwood, Eric |
31 232 days |
25 September 1917 |
LB |
Manchester City FC (FL
7th) |
1 |
0 |
19 |
4 |
Harrison, Walter E. |
26 119 days |
16 January 1923 |
RHB |
Leicester City FC (FL2
19th) |
1 |
0 |
20 |
5 |
Leuty, Leon |
28 204 days |
23 October 1920 |
CHB |
Derby County FC (FL
3rd) |
1 |
0 |
21 |
6 |
Dickinson, James
W. |
24 21 days |
24 April 1925 |
LHB |
Portsmouth FC (FL
CHAMPIONS) |
1 |
0 |
22 |
7 |
Parsons, Eric G. |
25 187 days |
9 November 1923 |
OR |
West Ham United FC (FL2
7th) |
1 |
0 |
23 |
8
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Morris, John |
25 230 days |
27 September 1923 |
IR |
Derby County FC (FL
3rd) |
1 |
1 |
only B app
1949 |
24 |
9
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Wilshaw, Dennis J. |
23 65 days |
11 March 1926 |
CF |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL 6th) |
1 |
2 |
10 |
Mannion,
Wilfred J. |
29 364 days |
16 May 1918 |
IL |
Middlesbrough
FC (FL
19th) |
3 |
0 |
mst B apps
1948-49 |
25 |
11
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Mullen, James |
26 129 days |
6 January 1923 |
OL |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL 6th) |
1 |
1 |
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unused substitutes: |
Frank Swift (Manchester City FC (FL
7th)) and
Bill Jones (Liverpool FC (FL
12th)) |
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2-3-5 |
Williams - Ellerington, Westwood - Harrison, Leuty,
Dickinson -
Parsons, Morris, Wilshaw, Mannion, Mullen. |
Averages: |
Age |
27 years 16 days |
Appearances/Goals |
1.2 |
0.0 |
youngest B team
so far |
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Match Report by
Charles Buchan, News Chronicle, 16 May 1949 |
England 'B' team today regained some of the prestige lost in Stockholm on
Friday. Compact and intelligent team work brought decisive victory over
Finland.
It was a great exhibition of Soccer, though Finland must be
rated one of the weakest sides in Europe. And tonight the England
selectors face a problem as they discuss teams for Wednesday—to meet Norway in Oslo and Holland in Amsterdam.
There must be several changes in each XI. It would not surprise me if at
least five of the 'B' team were promoted for the match against Norway. I
expect the choice to be: Williams; Ellerington, Aston; Harrison, Franklin,
Wright; Finney, Mortensen, Wilshaw, Mannion, Mullen. Our 'A' team's
defeat by Sweden undoubtedly kept the size of this Helsinki crowd down.
The gate of 22,218 was more than 2,000 short of the record expected.
Though the fierce sunshine and the small Continental ball on a narrow
ground unsuitable for international football were all against the England
XI, they played magnificently. For the first 20 minutes England were
baffled by the light ball and strange Finnish tactics. In the second half,
however, they had their opponents floundering and bewildered. But for
goalkeeper Sarnola, a slender giant taller than Frank Swift, and missed
chances the score would have mounted rapidly. Inside forwards Mannion and
Morris continually schemed for openings. They were well assisted by
Parsons and Mullen, while Wilshaw led the line with great dash. Mullen
scored the first goal in the 42nd minute and in the second half, Morris (3
min.). Wilshaw (6 and 20 min.) put on goals, while Mannion and Wilshaw,
between them, struck the cross-bar on four other occasions. Finland, I
am told, have not won an international since 1939. I don't think they will
while employing tactics as crude as these. The only good feature of their
play was forceful shooting on the few occasions they had a chance.
After the match, the teams lined up and a Finnish expert, over the
loudspeaker, named the best player on each side. He chose Sarnola, Finland
goalkeeper, and Parsons, England outside-right. I agree with his choice of
Sarnola but thought that Ellerington, Leuty and Mannion ought to have been
bracketed with Parsons.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1949-50, page 26 |
May 15th was another warm day, the hottest of the year in Helsinki, when
the English 'B' team played Finland in the Olympic Stadium, where the 1952
Olympics will take place. Although the visitors had the better of the
play it was not until two minutes from half-time that they scored, with
Mullen netting from an acute angle. The Finns had to defend desperately to
keep out a vigorous English attack. In the second half the English
forwards found their form and were soon three goals up. Morris scored from
close in, in the third minute, after a clever movement with Mullen and
Mannion, while three minutes later Wilshaw got a second goal later in
almost identical fashion. The Finns fought hard to get a goal but the
Englishmen, winning 4-0, were always masters of the situation.
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Source
Notes |
Original newspaper reports |
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Rothman's Yearbooks |
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